2007-2008 League Week 1

2006-07    Week 2

25 Sep 2007

In Division I, Nomads opened their season with a strong team performance in winning against a three-man Aldersgate. Allsorts fielded 3 former Mastermind Champions (Kevin Ashman, Gavin Fuller and Chris Hughes), surely a first for any Quiz League, for the repeat of last season's Cup Final against old rivals Atletico. After 6 rounds Allsorts seemed to be cruising to victory, but a dramatic turn round over the last two rounds saw Atletico claim a very satisfying win. Last season's Champions Broken Hearts took on last season's Division II champions Barb. After a close first half, with Barb briefly in front, Broken Hearts took a decisive lead in rounds 5 & 6 to take the match. Old Itonians drew steadily away from Telstars, and held an unassailable lead going into the final round. With a strong sense of déjà vu I record that Kevin Ashman was the Division's top scorer, his 21 points for Allsorts including a full house.

In Division II, Belly gradually pulled away from Rosslyn Park to open their season with a comfortable win. The relegated and renamed Gray Monks hosted Pineapple, who with former Rising Son Martin Smith now on board, built on last season's experience to take the victory in a close game. However the closest game of the night was in Richmond, where London Scottish recovered from a disastrous first round against Accrington Cylindricals to take the lead early in the second half, then had to rally again in the last round to claim a draw. In the week's final game, Waterloo Sunset, inspired by a 24 point performance by Quentin Holt, proved too strong for the Ovalytes. Quentin's score was the League's best of the night.

Pos	Pre	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Avg	Pts	Form
1	-	Nomads	1	1	0	0	51	31	20	51.00	2	W
2	-	Atletico	1	1	0	0	51	43	8	51.00	2	W
3	-	Broken Hearts	1	1	0	0	47	35	12	47.00	2	W
4	-	Old Itonians	1	1	0	0	44	33	11	44.00	2	W
5	-	Allsorts	1	0	0	1	43	51	-8	43.00	0	L
6	-	Barb	1	0	0	1	35	47	-12	35.00	0	L
7	-	Telstars	1	0	0	1	33	44	-11	33.00	0	L
8	-	Aldersgate	1	0	0	1	31	51	-20	31.00	0	L

Aldersgate Rudy Noriega 17	31 - 51 Venue: Hand & Shears	Nomads Roger Bennett 18 Andrew Frazer 17 Richard Jones 10
Allsorts Kevin Ashman 21 (8) Gavin Fuller 14	43 - 51 Venue: Old Star	Atletico Robert Willer 19 William De Ath 13 Brian Wright 10
Broken Hearts Jesse Honey 18 Olav Bjortomt 15 Mark Grant	47 - 35 Venue: Carpenters Arms	Barb Donald Yule 11 Roger Robinson 10 (4) Jane Teather 10
Old Itonians Fred Filby 13 John Grant 12 Adrian Field 11	44 - 33 Venue: One Tun	Telstars William Barrett 11 Howard Pizzey 10 Bill Stratton 10

Pos	Pre	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Avg	Pts	Form
1	-	Waterloo Sunset	1	1	0	0	49	33	16	49.00	2	W
2	-	Belly	1	1	0	0	43	29	14	43.00	2	W
3	-	Pineapple	1	1	0	0	42	37	5	42.00	2	W
4	-	Accrington Cylindricals	1	0	1	0	33	33	0	33.00	1	D
5	-	London Scottish	1	0	1	0	33	33	0	33.00	1	D
6	-	Gray Monks	1	0	0	1	37	42	-5	37.00	0	L
7	-	Ovalytes	1	0	0	1	33	49	-16	33.00	0	L
8	-	Rosslyn Park	1	0	0	1	29	43	-14	29.00	0	L

Belly Roger Barnes 16 Mick Lancaster 14	43 - 29 Venue: Five Bells	Rosslyn Park Phil Evison 8 Andy Crane 5 Ken Wilson 8 Jim Willerton 8
Gray Monks Peter Ediss 19	37 - 42 Venue: Calthorpe Arms	Pineapple Dom Tait 13 (5) Richard de Costobadie 7 (2) Holly Pattenden 10 (3) Martin Smith 12 (3)
London Scottish Alastair McLaggan 12 Jack Knox 10	33 - 33 Venue: Triple Crown	Accrington Cylindricals Roger Jacobson 13
Ovalytes Tony Sherwood 16 Patrick Hurley 11	33 - 49 Venue: Royal Oak	Waterloo Sunset Quentin Holt 24 Ray Ward 10 (3)